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Geography of the United States

Which choice gives the correct context for Delaware’s rivers and coastal position?

  • Delaware’s rivers and coastal position helped attract colonial settlement
  • Virginia’s rivers and coastal position helped attract colonial settlement
  • Maryland’s rivers and coastal position helped attract colonial settlement
  • New Jersey’s rivers and coastal position helped attract colonial settlement
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware's rivers and coastal position helped attract colonial settlement
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U.S. Government & Civics

Which statement is correct about Delaware’s First State identity?

  • Maryland’s modern First State identity is rooted in a constitutional event rather than in being the first European colony
  • New Jersey’s modern First State identity is rooted in a constitutional event rather than in being the first European colony
  • Virginia’s modern First State identity is rooted in a constitutional event rather than in being the first European colony
  • Delaware’s modern First State identity is rooted in a constitutional event rather than in being the first European colony
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware's modern First State identity is rooted in a constitutional event rather than in being the first European colony
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United States of America

Which description of the Brandywine Valley is accurate?

  • Streams in the Brandywine Valley supplied wind-powered agriculture for early mills
  • Streams in the Brandywine Valley supplied coal extraction for early mills
  • Streams in the Brandywine Valley supplied desert irrigation for early mills
  • Streams in the Brandywine Valley supplied waterpower for early mills
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  • Streams in the Brandywine Valley supplied waterpower for early mills
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U.S. Economy

Which fact best describes Delaware manufacturing?

  • Waterpower helped northern Delaware develop an early manufacturing economy
  • wind-powered agriculture helped northern Delaware develop an early manufacturing economy
  • coal extraction helped northern Delaware develop an early manufacturing economy
  • desert irrigation helped northern Delaware develop an early manufacturing economy
Correct answer(s):
  • Waterpower helped northern Delaware develop an early manufacturing economy
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United States of America

What became an important part of the Brandywine Valley’s industrial history?

  • A transcontinental railroad terminal
  • A large gold-mining district
  • A major cotton plantation complex
  • The DuPont powder works
Correct answer(s):
  • The DuPont powder works
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United States of America

What part of Delaware history does Hagley Museum help preserve?

  • Gold-rush history from the Rocky Mountains
  • Spanish mission history from the 1500s
  • Early automobile factories from Detroit
  • Industrial history connected with the early DuPont works
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  • Industrial history connected with the early DuPont works
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United States of America

Which statement best summarizes First State National Historical Park?

  • First State National Historical Park is made up of a single battlefield only
  • First State National Historical Park is made up of one continuous wilderness tract
  • First State National Historical Park is made up of several separate historic sites
  • First State National Historical Park is made up of one coastal beach property
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  • First State National Historical Park is made up of several separate historic sites
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U.S. Government & Civics

Which choice gives the correct context for the New Castle Court House?

  • The New Castle Court House is connected with Maryland’s colonial government history
  • The New Castle Court House is connected with Delaware’s colonial government history
  • The New Castle Court House is connected with Virginia’s colonial government history
  • The New Castle Court House is connected with New Jersey’s colonial government history
Correct answer(s):
  • The New Castle Court House is connected with Delaware's colonial government history
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U.S. Government & Civics

Which statement is correct about Dover Green?

  • Georgetown Green is closely tied to Delaware’s political and constitutional history
  • Dover Green is closely tied to Delaware’s political and constitutional history
  • Wilmington Green is closely tied to Delaware’s political and constitutional history
  • Newark Green is closely tied to Delaware’s political and constitutional history
Correct answer(s):
  • Dover Green is closely tied to Delaware's political and constitutional history
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Geography of the United States

What is true about Fort Christina?

  • The original Fort Christina no longer survives, but its location remains historically important
  • The original Fort Ticonderoga no longer survives, but its location remains historically important
  • The original Fort Sumter no longer survives, but its location remains historically important
  • The original Fort McHenry no longer survives, but its location remains historically important
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  • The original Fort Christina no longer survives, but its location remains historically important
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United States of America

Which colonial history statement is correct about the Christina River?

  • New Sweden centered on the Missouri River in the area of modern Wilmington
  • New Sweden centered on the Susquehanna River in the area of modern Wilmington
  • New Sweden centered on the Christina River in the area of modern Wilmington
  • New Sweden centered on the Tennessee River in the area of modern Wilmington
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  • New Sweden centered on the Christina River in the area of modern Wilmington
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Geography of the United States

Which fact best describes Control of the Delaware region?

  • Control of the Delaware region passed among Dutch, French, Dutch and English powers during the colonial period
  • Control of the Delaware region passed among Dutch, Swedish, Dutch and English powers during the colonial period
  • Control of the Delaware region passed among Dutch, Spanish, Dutch and English powers during the colonial period
  • Control of the Delaware region passed among Dutch, Portuguese, Dutch and English powers during the colonial period
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  • Control of the Delaware region passed among Dutch, Swedish, Dutch and English powers during the colonial period
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U.S. Government & Civics

Which option accurately explains the Lower Counties on the Delaware?

  • The Lower Counties developed a political identity that was related to but distinct from Virginia
  • The Lower Counties developed a political identity that was related to but distinct from Pennsylvania
  • The Lower Counties developed a political identity that was related to but distinct from North Carolina
  • The Lower Counties developed a political identity that was related to but distinct from Connecticut
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  • The Lower Counties developed a political identity that was related to but distinct from Pennsylvania
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U.S. Government & Civics

What is the correct interpretation of Delaware’s 1776 independence and 1787 ratification?

  • Delaware’s path to statehood included both independence in 1776 and constitutional ratification in 1790
  • Delaware’s path to statehood included both independence in 1776 and constitutional ratification in 1787
  • Delaware’s path to statehood included both independence in 1776 and constitutional ratification in 1767
  • Delaware’s path to statehood included both independence in 1776 and constitutional ratification in 1782
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  • Delaware's path to statehood included both independence in 1776 and constitutional ratification in 1787
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United States of America

Which statement best summarizes Delaware’s colonial history?

  • Virginia’s colonial history reflects competition among several European powers
  • Delaware’s colonial history reflects competition among several European powers
  • New Jersey’s colonial history reflects competition among several European powers
  • Maryland’s colonial history reflects competition among several European powers
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  • Delaware's colonial history reflects competition among several European powers
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Geography of the United States

Which choice gives the correct context for English forces?

  • English forces took control of the region in 1667
  • English forces took control of the region in 1644
  • English forces took control of the region in 1659
  • English forces took control of the region in 1664
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  • English forces took control of the region in 1664
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United States of America

Which choice gives the correct context for Delaware’s Civil War status?

  • Delaware had no legal history of slavery before the war when the American Civil War began
  • Delaware was a slave state when the American Civil War began
  • Delaware was admitted as a free territory during the war when the American Civil War began
  • Delaware had abolished slavery before the Civil War began when the American Civil War began
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware was a slave state when the American Civil War began
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Geography of the United States

Which statement is correct about Swedish and Finnish communities?

  • Swedish and Finnish communities continued to influence the region after political control changed
  • Portuguese and Finnish communities continued to influence the region after political control changed
  • Spanish and Finnish communities continued to influence the region after political control changed
  • French and Finnish communities continued to influence the region after political control changed
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  • Swedish and Finnish communities continued to influence the region after political control changed
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United States of America

Which statement is correct about Delaware during the Civil War?

  • Delaware joined the Confederacy during the Civil War
  • Delaware remained in the Union during the Civil War
  • Delaware declared neutrality and left the Union during the Civil War
  • Delaware became an independent country during the war during the Civil War
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware remained in the Union during the Civil War
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U.S. Government & Civics

What is true about William Penn and Delaware?

  • The land that became Delaware later came under the authority of Roger Williams
  • The land that became Delaware later came under the authority of James Oglethorpe
  • The land that became Delaware later came under the authority of William Penn
  • The land that became Delaware later came under the authority of John Winthrop
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  • The land that became Delaware later came under the authority of William Penn
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